is a reporter at Cardinal & Pine. He is an adjunct instructor at UNC-Chapel Hill's Hussman School of Journalism and Media, and a former editor at The New York Times.
GOP leaders in the General Assembly finally budged on expanding healthcare options for 600,000 North Carolinians, but the bill is not without partisan games.
A new report warns that while progress has been made, it is not enough to ensure a "livable and sustainable future." And you don't have to look outside North Carolina to see the dangers.